VTech(R) Instant Success with Instant Messaging Home Phone

Imagine your home cordless phone could be used to Instant Message. Imagine looking at an extra-large, high-resolution color LCD and using the QWERTY keypad to contact friends via MSN(r) Messenger, Windows LiveTM Messenger and AOL(r) Instant Messenger.

Imagine using the the “click-to-talk” feature enabling instant voice (peer-to-peer) chats. Well, Imagine no longer and experience the advantage of an IMing home phone with The VTech IS6110 from VTech(r) Communications, Inc.

Offered on the latest DECT 6.0 platform, the Wi-Fi friendly IS6110 also features the best interference-free sound quality, security and range in cordless phones today.

The 2005 AOL IM Study has indicated that at least 70 percent of all Internet users use instant messaging, with 38 percent of users sending as many, if not more, IMs as they do e-mails. With teenagers spending on average more than an hour on the computer and IM as the common activity, the VTech IS6110 can help free up the family PC for other uses. The phone’s mobility also helps enhance the IM experience. The base unit simply needs to be connected via a USB port to the PC.

“With instant messaging becoming part of the fabric of everyday communication – particularly for young adults – we sought to deliver a product that would make it even more accessible to more consumers,” said Matt Ramage, senior vice president of product management, VTech Communications, Inc. “The IS6110 is perfect for anyone who’s ever wished they could just IM at home without having to be tethered to a computer, or have found messaging on a cell phone to be unreliable or cumbersome.”

VTech(r) IS6110 features include:

Environmentally friendly

ENERGY STAR(r)-rated

RoHS compliant

100 percent recyclable packaging

Extra large, high-resolution color display for clear and easy viewing

Caller ID/call waiting – stores 50 calls

50 name/number phonebook directory

Recordable ring tones

Voicemail waiting indicator

Headset compatible (2.5 mm)

The VTech IS6110 is the latest addition to VTech’s I (Innovation) Series, which also includes the ip8300 infoPhone. The ip8300 features access to personalized online content such as Yahoo! e-mail and Yahoo! Local search, weather forecasts, news headlines and more. For more information on the I-Series and other VTech offerings, please visit www.vtechphones.com.

About VTech(R)

VTech is one of the world’s largest suppliers of corded and cordless telephones and a leading supplier of electronic learning products. It also provides highly sought-after contract manufacturing services. Founded in 1976, the Group’s mission is to be the most cost-effective designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-quality consumer electronics products and to distribute them to markets worldwide in the most efficient manner.

A talented and Emmy-winning digital special effects technician by trade, Cecilia has also made her mark over the years as a writer in video editing magazines. Her CV includes HBO’s "From the Earth to the Moon" and SciFi Channel’s "Frank Herbert's Dune" and "Children of Dune". The most recent Visual Effects work was done for an online film: "Eye of the Bennu". This project was notable for being the first film made entirely by people only communicating over the Internet. No one has ever actually met in person. A virtual film made by virtual people. Cecilia is currently making props for a short film project about a violent monk. Hmm.